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GANGTOK,: A 22-member Sikkim football team left for Agartala on Thursday to
participate in the 29th Senior Women’s National Football
Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2024-25.
The Sikkim
team is accompanied by head coach Puspa Gurung, assistant coach Alpan Lepcha,
manager Sujana Rai and physiotherapist Dr. Dechen Lhamu Bhutia.
The Sikkim
Football Association (SFA) had held a 15-day camp before the final 22 players
were selected for the national championship.
Sikkim is
placed in a pool featuring Gujarat, Tripura and Chandigarh. Sikkim plays its
opening game against Gujarat on October 20 followed by the matches against the
host State on October 22 and Chandigarh on October 24.
The SFA
has extended its best wishes to the State team for the prestigious tournament.
